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Can you help me solve a family mystery?
In the 1800s my ancestor fled from Germany to the United States. He kept his origins a secret from his family though he kept getting letters from his sister with the royal seal on them. I want to know everything I can about this German Duke and especially what might have caused him to flee Germany. He was part Jewish but this happened long before the holocaust. I have a website that I use to help gather information and though I don't have much to post at the moment you may be able to find more info on the topic. www.lostduke.weebly.com. We thought he changed his name to Gramer when he came to the US but it could also be Grier. Any information you can provide would be very helpful including German history. Thank you very much for your time and have a great day.
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- otto saxoLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Who told you about this, parents or grandparents?
How do you know that he was part Jewish?
If you know such a special detail, what do you know about his religious confession - Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist?
What is your family's confession and did it change some day?
Who was the person to see those letters with a royal seal? Where have they gone?
What were the life dates of the person who saw the letters and the story of his/her life?
Did the duke emigrate in 1800, 1850, 1899?
Why don't you know if his name was Gramer or Grier, was the record unreadable?
How did he earn his money to live?
Who were his children, when were they born?
:-) I do apologize, if my answer sounds more harsh than romantic. I had been told a hoax about a cousin of my grandmother having drowned on the Titanic. Back then, nobody could imagine that the passenger list of the Titanic once would be accessible to everybody thanks to a phenomenon called world wide web.